It's perfect, you travel in, stop at shops very quickly to offload loot and your house for anything you wish to keep. Shopkeeper restocks with more than a thousand gold each day. This blacksmith (war maidens) is fully stocked with smelter, tanning rack, workbench, grindstone, and of course the forge. And next door on either side are the blacksmith and general goods store, as well as the potion shop. The house is literally like 15 steps from the fast travel location. White run is by far the best town for selling, crafting, etc, in other words a place to quickly pop over to in between dungeons, quests, or anytime you get a full load of loot. It's a great house to have, cheapest and actually probably the most useful. The first house available in the game is in White run. The house itself is called Breezehome, it is the second house on the right when you enter Whiterun.
Unfortunately the house is pretty expensive for a starting character, it costs 5000 gold. To buy the house you have to speak to Proventus Avenicci, he's near the Jarl in the keep. You have to complete the Dragonstone quest (Bleak Falls Barrow), then you'll be granted the right to buy a house in the city. Following the main quest a bit further, I stumbled upon an opportunity to buy a house in Whiterun.
